Sorry, I don't know what you mean. I've not experienced any malware with Steam or know of anyone who has. It's just a client for accessing a game download service run by Valve, and I've Steam for Linux runs fine on both my Ubuntu and Mint 16 systems.

If you're talking about SteamOS then that's a different thing entirely.

Steam for Windows 7 runs just fine, AFAIK. At least, it always used to. Odd that you should find the thought in a Linux magazine. You did download the Windows 7 version, right? Windows would not be happy if you installed the Linux build, like putting Diesel oil in a gasoline engine, nasty cleanup job.

If you install on Mint, just make sure it's the Steam app and not SteamOS!

"Klinger, do you know how many zoots were killed to make that one suit?" — BJ Hunnicutt, 4077 M*A*S*H

Thank you all for yr.answers.
I am a reader of LFX for many years now and I run a dual boot pc with all
kinds of Linux distro" s for fun.
The Win 7 is for the family.... hahaha
Have a good weekend
regards,
Roel